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Asia shares edge ahead; investors cautious as Chinese data looms

By Wayne Cole SYDNEY Tue Apr 22, 2014 8:33pm EDT (Reuters) – Asian shares crept higher on Wednesday following merger-driven gains in Europe and on Wall Street, though investors were wary in case coming figures on Chinese manufacturing again disappointed. Japan’s Nikkei put on 0.9 percent while Australia’s main index edged up 0.2 percent. MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan added 0.15 percent. The better mood owed much to Wall Street where the […]